Chung Wan (constituency)

Chung Wan

Former elected constituency
for the Central & Western District Council

Boundary of Chung Wan in Central & Western District

District| Central & Western
Legislative Council constituency| Hong Kong Island West
Population| 13,351 (2019)[1]
Electorate| 4,377 (2019)[2]
Former constituency
Created| 1982
Abolished| 2023
Number of members| One

Chung Wan (Chinese: 中環) was one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, returned one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council. The constituency was established in 1982 and abolished in 2023.

The constituency loosely covers the Central District with the estimated population of 13,351.[3] "Chung Wan" is both the Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese name and an alternative English name for Central District.

## Boundaries

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The Chung Wan constituency covers most of Central District and Admiralty, as well as the portion of Sheung Wan east of Cleverly Street and Ladder Street. The Sheung Wan, Central, Hong Kong and Admiralty stations of MTR are within the boundaries of the Chung Wan constituency.

District Council constituencies bordering Chung Wan includes Mid Levels East, Peak, Sheung Wan and Tung Wah within the same district, as well as Tai Fat Hau of Wan Chai District.[4][5]

## Councillors represented

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### 1982–1985

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Election | Member | Party

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| 1982 | Chow Wai-keung | Nonpartisan→People's Association

### 1985–1994

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Election | First Member | First Party | Second Member | Second Party

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1985 |  | Chow Wai-keung | People's Association→HKAS |  | Gerry Wai Ka-cheung  | HKAS
1986 by-election  |  | Yuen Bun-keung  | Independent→ADPL |
1988 |  | ADPL→United Democrat |  | HKAS→United Democrat
1991 |  | United Democrat→Democratic |  | Vivian Chih Wan-wan  | LDF/Civic Association

### 1994–2023

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Election | Member | Party | %

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| 1994 | Yuen Bun-keung  | Democratic | 64.90
| 1999 | 68.35
| 2003 | 69.50
| 2007 | 61.64
| 2011 | Hui Chi-fung | Democratic | 51.49
| 2015 | 53.69
| 2019 | Hui Chi-fung→Vacant[a] | Democratic→Independent | 55.09

## Election results

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### 2010s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Chung Wan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Hui Chi-fung | 1,618  | 55.09  | +1.40
| Independent | Wong Chung-wai  | 1,319  | 44.91  |
Majority | 299  | 10.18  |
Turnout | 2,947  | 67.38  |
| Democratic hold | Swing | N/A  |
Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Chung Wan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Hui Chi-fung | 1,090  | 53.7  | +2.2
| Nonpartisan | Vienna Lau Wai-yan  | 940  | 46.3  |
Majority | 150  | 7.4  | –0.8
Turnout | 2,043  | 47.2  |
| Democratic hold | Swing | N/A  |
Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Chung Wan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Hui Chi-fung | 951  | 51.5  | −10.1
| Independent | Wai Pui-shuen  | 800  | 43.3  | N/A
| People Power (Power Voters)  | So Ho  | 96  | 5.2  | N/A
Majority | 151  | 8.2  | −14.5
| Democratic hold | Swing | N/A  |

### 2000s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Chung Wan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Yuen Bun-keung  | 1,107  | 61.6  | −7.9
| DAB | Lee Wai-keung  | 689  | 38.9  | +7.9
Majority | 418  | 22.7  | −7.8
| Democratic hold | Swing | -7.8  |
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Chung Wan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Yuen Bun-keung  | 1,481  | 69.5  | +1.2
| DAB | Lee Wai-keung  | 650  | 30.5  | −1.2
Majority | 831  | 39  | +3.3
| Democratic hold | Swing | +1.2  |

### 1990s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Chung Wan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Yuen Bun-keung  | 1,179  | 68.0  | +3.5
| DAB | Li Man-kuen  | 546  | 31.5  | N/A
Majority | 633  | 36.5  | +6.7
| Democratic hold | Swing |  |
Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Chung Wan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Yuen Bun-keung  | 1,017  | 64.5  |
| Independent | Lilianna Au Yim-lung  | 550  | 34.9  |
Majority | 467  | 29.6  |
| Democratic hold | Swing |  |
Central & Western District Board Election, 1991: Chung Wan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDF (Civic) | Vivian Chih Wan-wan  | 1,438  | 66.9  |
| United Democrats | Yuen Bun-keung  | 1,008  | 46.9  |
| United Democrats | Cheng Lai-king | 9,55  | 44.4  |
| LDF gain from United Democrats | Swing |  |
| United Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### 1980s

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Central & Western District Board Election, 1988: Chung Wan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| ADPL | Yuen Bun-keung  | 1,046  | 69.3  |
| HKAS | Gerry Wai Ka-cheung  | 1,002  | 66.4  |
| PHKS | Tse Wong Siu-yin  | 475  | 31.5  |
| ADPL hold | Swing |  |
| HKAS hold | Swing |  |
Chung Wan By-election, 1986  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nonpartisan | Yuen Bun-keung | Unopposed
| Nonpartisan gain from People's Association | Swing |  |
Central & Western District Board Election, 1985: Chung Wan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| People's Association | Chow Wai-keung | Unopposed
| HKAS | Gerry Wai Ka-cheung | Unopposed
| People's Association hold | Swing |  |
| HKAS win (new seat)
Central & Western District Board Election, 1982: Chung Wan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nonpartisan | Chow Wai-keung | 1,022  | 54.3  |
| Nonpartisan | Chan Kin-hing  | 499  | 26.5  |
| Civic | Chow Bing-wing  | 355  | 18.9  |
| Nonpartisan win (new seat)

## Notes

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1. ^ Unseated on 28 May 2021 after fleeing Hong Kong.

## Citations

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1. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
2. ^ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Register. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
3. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
4. ^ "District Council Electoral Boundaries – Central & Western District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
5. ^ "District Council Electoral Boundaries – Wan Chai District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

## References

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* 2011 District Council Election Results (Central & Western) Archived 23 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
* 2007 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
* 2003 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
* 1999 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
* Louie, K. S.; Shum, K. C. (1995). Electoral Facts in Hong Kong: 1982–1994. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. ISBN 962-441-519-6.

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